We're just a few days away from the release of Hazelight's entirely co-op action/adventure title, A Way Out. Josef Fares, the game's director, has been making the press rounds in anticipation of its imminent arrival and last week at GameSpot, he played through a portion of the title to show off that co-op in action while also discussing things like the game's length, working with EA to make the game, and more.

We've got battle royales and talking, aggressive rats on the mind this weekend. Unfortunately, those two things aren't combined, but I'm definitely trademarking that IP. Soon, I'll be the next Video Game Millionaire, and thousands of teens will stand in line to play my takeon the "Murder Island" genre. So long, suckers!

Months after its release and the whole loot crate fiasco, EA has announced their plans for revising the progression and loot system for Star Wars: Battlefront II. The good news is that they're removing any kind of gameplay affecting items (such as the Star Cards that impact your class abilities and gear) from the loot crates and making them cosmetic items only. The bad news? None of these changes apply to the co-op Arcade mode.

Super Bomberman R will celebrated one year on the Nintendo Switch a couple weeks ago, and today, Konami announced that the title will be making its way to the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 this summer. Each platform will be getting their own unique hero (Ratchet for PS4, the P-Body bot from Portal 2 for PC, and Master Chief for Xbox One), so you can drop bombs as your favorite character from another game.

Initially revealed in a tweet that got pulled down (and then, eventually, reposted), SEGA officially announced that they'll be bringing 50 classic Genesis titles to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this May in a new collection. The SEGA Genesis Classics will not only include a number of great titles from that era, but the ability to play with friends no matter where they may be.

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Quite a bit of stuff will be heading to Monster Hunter: World over the next few weeks/months. Capcom held a live stream earlier today to discuss the forthcoming title update that will drop next Thursday, March 22, as well as plans for other content that is in the works.

Step aside, non-simulator games. It's time for some news about games that aren't afraid to show you what it's like in the real world. These games see the mundane nature of reality and say, "That's just how it is. Deal with it." They don't try to butter you up with "high scores" and "experience points". No way. They deal with real (virtual) issues and make you handle real (virtual) consequences.

I was fan of the original State of Decay and the way it implemented loot-runs with survival and permadeath mechanics. The only thing missing from it was co-op, which the sequel will happily rectify. As I excited as I am to play it, the announcement of a "Collector's Edition" this morning gave me a bit of a pause. Not so much because of what's included, but specifically what's EXCLUDED - a copy of the game.

Over the weekend, Epic announced that cross-play and cross-progression support would be added to the Xbox One version at some point of Fortnite: Save the World (PvE co-op) and Fortnite: Battle Royale (PvP) to allow those players to team up with friends on the PC/Mac. While this means that those players will now be able to team up with PS4 players OR Xbox One players when taking on the husks, there is still no cross-play between the PS4 and Xbox One.

ToyLogic has announced that Happy Wars will be shutting down on both the Xbox 360 and PC platforms on December 17th, 2018. Unfortunately, Happy Wars does not appear to be part of Xbox Backwards Compatibility, meaning anyone who wants to continue fighting will either have to re-purchase it for the Xbox One, or hope that Microsoft adds the game to their lineup before December.

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Lion Games Co. Ltd. kicked off a free beta of their newest title, SoulWorker, on February 26th. The title is posted as a Free-To-Play MMO (although Rock Paper Shotgun’s time in game didn’t convey that). The game posting has a number of features that will be available “at launch,” but since this is a beta, it appears as though more content will continue to be added. What the timeframe is for that content, or what it will entail, has not been mentioned.

The Co-Opticrew is taking some time this weekend for a little early Spring Cleaning. Specifically, we'll be cleaning hordes of talking rats out of the gutters and alleyways of the Old World in Vermintide 2. It's a tough job, but luckily, we stopped by our local hardware store and grabbed a few new pyromancy spells and various bludgeoning tools. Those should help do the trick.

Just when you think the whole "zombie" thing is over, another game, book, or movie pops up just to prove that it will never truly be dead. Luckily, this specific resurgence is occurring via State of Decay 2, the sequel to Undead Labs' zombie survival title from 2013.

Occasionally, there are games that just totally capture my attention due to the sheer joy that seems to be a part of its very core. Enter The Swords of Ditto by onebitbeyond. Even if the title was a single-player only affair I'd be all in, but the fact that it's two player couch co-op bumps this up to my "anticipated games" list.

Things are starting to pick up once more for game releases, so we decided to check out two titles this past Monday instead of the usual one. First up, we dive into Heroes of Hammerwatch and wander around the mines for a bit before deciding we'd rather go to space. So, we hop into our ships and take off in RiftStar Raiders.

For Honor players (or what remains of them, at least), have long been stifled in their online forays by instability and host migration issues. In spite of these problems, they persisted, and with good reason, as the game's unique melee combat is a joy to behold.

Season 3 for Rainbow 6 Siege kicks off today for with Operation Chimera and a limited time co-op event, Outbreak. The new mode tasks three players with fighting off zombies across three missions. There is exclusive loot to be had, if you're into that sort of thing, but you better hurry; while the Operation Chimera content is available for as long as the game keeps going, but the Outbreak event ends April 3.

The folks at Sumo Lounge have been longtime partners of this site, providing many staff members over the years a chance to try out their premium line of bean bag chairs. These aren't the kind of "beans" you'll find at your local Target, instead they are built with quality furniture foam like that found in your living room couches. Because of this the chair will last for years and rarely loose it's fill, meaning your backside can be parked in them for those long gaming sessions.

Question, which was founded by two developers that formerly worked on Bioshock titles, has announced their next game, and it's a very interesting premise. The Blackout Club puts you and up to three other players into the shoes of some teenagers who are trying to prove to the adults that their friend's disappearance is part of something bigger.

Summer isn't too far away, so naturally, the Co-Opticrew is taking an early opportunity for fun in the sand, waves, and su-... wait. Sorry, it looks like someone got my copy wrong. This says "breach"? How... how would you even have fun at a breach? Are there games you can play, like breach games? Do you lay out and absorb whatever comes through said breach?